Although mine is a 991, not a 992 or a super car, it functions quite well as a garden center transporter.

 

Agreed. Yes, the 992 delivers supercar performance, but it's not a supercar. It's way too practical, Porsche makes way too many of them, and the construction/materials are about as exotic as pancakes.

Below is our household definition of a "supercar". The criteria works regardless of vintage -- it ignores performance figures, horsepower, or cylinders, because those are things that constantly change with time.

A true "supercar" has to meet all four of the following criteria...

1. Limited and/or handbuilt production
2. Liberal use of exotic materials for the period of manufacturer (Carbon Fiber, Titanium, Magnesium)
3. Distinct compromises in utility in the name of extreme performance
4. Body and chassis are not derived from a base car that failed the above three criteria

Examples:
Carrera GT -- supercar
Porsche 918 -- supercar
Porsche 911 -- not a supercar, fails 1,2,3
BMW M1 -- supercar (only BMW that passes)
Corvette -- not a supercar, fails 1,2,3
Ferrari F40 -- supercar

 

This is well thought out, and probably right, but I kind of like @phaser's definition better. Super is in the eye of the beholder.

Also, your household has a definition for supercar? There's just one person in my household that would even care to contemplate the question, and that's me.

 

Car loving kids are a delightful thing!

 

i'm so jealous. i tried my best to get them to care. they just don't. none of their peers do either. they appreciate my cool cars about as much as my wife does; they can tell it's cool, but know nothing about it, and don't care to.

 

I waste spend at least an hour every day talking about cars and/or racing with my son and stepson. Last night my wife and I watched a couple of Legends of F1 profiles we hadn't yet seen on the F1 app. On the weekend, she was shopping for hotels for Lemans 2023 and planning Pacific Northwest road trips for when the Canada/U.S. border re-opens. Life in a family of car junkies is good.

 

Supercar?!? Ha!! My wife & kids think it’s a race-car!! 🤪

 

This is prob the best thread I’ve seen in a while.... love it!!

 

And about as rare as a hypercar.

 

I didn’t, so I nipped back to the garden centre this morning and bought another 10 bags 😂

 

Badass! Love it!